Building tech that's relational, place-based, participatory, and ~weird~

This week’s interview is with Josh Nesbit and Deborah Tien, co-founders (along with Sadev Parikh) of the recently launched Relational Tech Project (RTP). In their words, relational tech “reconnects us with the people around us in the places where we live,” helping people “care for each other, collaborate, and build trust.” With RTP, Josh, Deborah, and Sadev are focused on “building and supporting builders of village-scale tools that strengthen relationships in neighborhoods.” As it turns out, Connective Tissue served as the actual connective tissue in RTP’s founding story. While I had known Josh, Deborah, and Sadev independently from different parts of my life, they all first met at an informal and ~emergent~ retreat that Connective Tissue hosted back in May. As you’ll read, the three of them self-organized into a session around “pro-social tech,” and within two hours of meeting each other, they hatched the idea for what is now the Relational Tech Project. I distinctly remember Josh co

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